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Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome |
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| Synonyms |
Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy Baltic Myoclonus Unverricht Disease Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome |
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| Definitions |
An autosomal recessive condition characterized by recurrent myoclonic and generalized seizures, ATAXIA, slowly progressive intellectual deterioration, dysarthria, and intention tremor. Myoclonic seizures are severe and continuous, and tend to be triggered by movement, stress, and sensory stimuli. The age of onset is between 8 and 13 years, and the condition is relatively frequent in the Baltic region, especially Finland (MeSH). |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12725 |
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2007-10-08 |
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| definingCitation |
Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp109-110 |
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| definition |
An autosomal recessive condition characterized by recurrent myoclonic and generalized seizures, ATAXIA, slowly progressive intellectual deterioration, dysarthria, and intention tremor. Myoclonic seizures are severe and continuous, and tend to be triggered by movement, stress, and sensory stimuli. The age of onset is between 8 and 13 years, and the condition is relatively frequent in the Baltic region, especially Finland (MeSH). |
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Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome |
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D020194 |
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| modifiedDate |
2007-10-08 |
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| preferred label |
Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome |
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| synonym |
Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy Baltic Myoclonus Unverricht Disease Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome |
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